Woodworker's Journal 1994-18-2, страница 41

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One ol'the perennial problems when working with jigs and fixtures is the tendency of things to slide out of alignment when pressure is applied. With our router table, the same slippery plastic laminate that makes the table surface so durable and such a pleasure to use. conversely allows the clamp pads on the fence to slip if a bit too much pressure is applied.

We found that the perfect solution to this problem is to cut small squares of rubber from a tire inner tube, and then glue them to both the pressure points on the pads and on the underside of the fence, directly opposite the pads (see illustration). No matter how hard we pushed, w ith these little pads, the fence was solid as a rock.

By the way, keep some spare inner tube pieces handy for any clamping job. They're especially useful for immobilizing odd-shaped or round stock in your bench vise, or for clamping stock in various jigs or fixtures, w here pressure on the workpiece is likely to cause slippage.

mate is a simple matter. Just drop the table on the Workmate so the frame center is between the Workmate jaws, then clamp the jaws tight. Mount the leg and fasten it in place with the pair of fluted knobs (R) and washers (T). Add the fence (Z). mount the vacuum hose.

and you're ready for work. The Setup Detail below shows how. All told, setup should take less than a minute.

And Knock Down...

Once your work is done, simply reverse the procedure to knock the table down.

The photo on page 40 shows how we've hung our router table and fence on the shop wall, using hangers available at your local hardware store. Strips of Velcro (Y) enable you to mount the leg in place on the frame, until you are ready to use the table again.